TY  - BOOK
AU  - Strike,Joe
TI  - Furry Nation: The True Story of America's Most Misunderstood Subculture 
SN  - 162778232X
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cleis Press
KW  - Subculture
KW  - Human-animal relationships
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Miscellanea
KW  - Anthropomorphism
KW  - Anthropomorphism in art
KW  - Fantasy
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Costume
KW  - Fans (Persons)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - Furry fandom is a recent phenomenon, but anthropomorphism is an instinct hard-wired into the human mind: the desire to see animals on a more equal footing with people. It's existed since the beginning of time in prehistoric cave paintings, ancient gods and tribal rituals. It lives on today--not just in the sports mascots and cartoon characters we see everywhere, but in stage plays, art galleries, serious literature, performance art--and among furry fans who bring their make-believe characters to life digitally, on paper, or in the carefully crafted fursuits they wear to become the animals of their imagination. In Furry Nation, author Joe Strike shares the very human story of the people who created furry fandom, the many forms it takes--from the joyfully public to the deeply personal--and how Furry transformed his own life
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